Henry ROLFE

1864 - 1943  (78 years)

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• Name	Henry ROLFE
  Relationship	with Arthur SIMS
  Birth	16 Nov 1864	70 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  		Birth Certificate - Henry Rolfe (1864-1943)
  		Map - Cato Street North Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	62 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  	Map - Cato Street North Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 23 William Rolfe Head 1817 Birmingham 54 Male Married Printer (unemployed) 2 23 Ellen Rolfe Wife 1823 Birmingham 48 Female Married 3 23 John Rolfe Son 1852 Birmingham 19 Male Single Gun Implement Maker 4 23 Eliza Rolfe Daughter 1848 Birmingham 23 Female Single Gold Cutter 5 23 Samuel Rolfe Son 1854 Birmingham 17 Male Single Gun Implement Maker 6 23 Mary A Rolfe Daughter 1856 Birmingham 15 Female Single Gold Cutter 7 23 Robert Rolfe Son 1858 Birmingham 13 Male Office Boy 8 23 Alfred Rolfe Son 1860 Birmingham 11 Male Scholar 9 23 Edward Rolfe Son 1862 Birmingham 9 Male Scholar 10 23 Henry Rolfe Son 1866 Birmingham 5 Male Scholar 11 23 Walter Rolfe Son 1868 Birmingham 3 Male  PRO Class:  RG10  Piece:  3151  Folio:  51  Page:  6  Enumerated:  1871   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=qf2n_1   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1881	50 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  	Map - Cato Street North Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 9 77 William Rolfe Head 1817 Birmingham 64 Male Married Printer Compositor 10 77 Ellen Rolfe Wife 1823 Birmingham 58 Female Married 11 77 Sarah Ellen Rolfe Daughter 1846 Birmingham 35 Female Single Cook Domestic Servant 12 77 Eliza Rolfe Daughter 1850 Birmingham 31 Female Single Gold Leaf Beater 13 77 Robert Rolfe Son 1858 Birmingham 23 Male Single Railway Car Bodymaker 14 77 Alfred Rolfe Son 1860 Birminghamv 21 Male Single Railway Fireman 15 77 Edward Rolfe Son 1862 Birmingham 19 Male Single Railway Engine Cleaner 16 77 Henry Rolfe Son 1864 Birmingham 17 Male Single Labourer in Carriage Works 17 77 Walter Rolfe Son 1868 Birmingham 13 Male Single Scholar  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  3033  Folio:  46  Page:  16  Enumerated:  1881   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=8kwd_12   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Military Enlistment	10 Aug 1881	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  Enlistment into the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
  Age: 19
  	Leicestershire Regiment Cap Badge
  Military Service	31 Jan 1882	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  Transferred to the Royal Munster Fusiliers
  	Royal Munster Fusiliers Cap Badge
  Military Service	21 Jul 1882	Malta
  Posted to Malta
  Military Service	4 Mar 1884	Burma
  	Military Service Record - Henry Rolfe (1864-1943)
  Injury	5 May 1885	Burma
  	Gunshot wound left forearm received in action with Decoits
  Award	1889	Burma
  India General Service Medal and Clasp - Burma 1885-87
  	India General Service Medal Burma Clasp (1885-1887)
  Military Discharge	12 Mar 1889	Netley Hospital, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire, England
  	Netley Hospital Southampton, Hampshire
  Census	1891	1 Victoria Place, Crompton Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 9 34 Henry Rolfe Head 1864 Birmingham 27 Male Married General Labourer 10 34 Kate Rolfe Wife 1869 Birmingham 22 Female Married 11 34 Emily E Rolfe Daughter 1890 Birmingham 1 Female  PRO Class:  RG12  Piece:  2423  Folio:  120  Page:  6  Enumerated:  1891   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=b4g2_21   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1901	24 Cuckoo Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 6 105 Henry Rolfe Head 1864 Birmingham 37 Male Married Coke Loader (Gas Works) 7 105 Kate Rolfe Wife 1868 Birmingham 33 Female Married 8 105 Emily Rolfe Daughter 1890 Birmingham 11 Female Single 9 105 Gertrude Rolfe Daughter 1892 Birmingham 9 Female Single 10 105 Elsie Rolfe Daughter 1894 Birmingham 7 Female Single 11 105 Ethel Rolfe Daughter 1896 Birmingham 5 Female Single 12 105 Florence Rolfe Daughter 1899 Birmingham 2 Female Single 13 105 Beatrice Rolfe Daughter 1901 Birmingham 5 mths Female Single  PRO Class:  RG13  Piece:  2874  Folio:  88  Page:  19  Enumerated:  1901   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=kbxh_24   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1911	183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 15 Henry Rolfe Head 1864 Birmingham 47 Male Married Gas Labourer 2 15 Kate Rolfe Wife 1869 Birmingham 42 Female Married 22 7 7 General Dealer 3 15 Gertrude Rolfe Daughter 1892 Birmingham 19 Female Single Press Hand 4 15 Elsie Rolfe Daughter 1894 Birmingham 17 Female Single Press Hand 5 15 Ethel Rolfe Daughter 1896 Birmingham 15 Female Single Warehouse Assistant 6 15 Florance Kate Rolfe Daughter 1899 Birmingham 12 Female Single Scholar 7 15 Beatrice Rolfe Daughter 1901 Birmingham 10 Female Single Scholar 8 15 Henry Walter Rolfe Son 1903 Birmingham 8 Male Single Scholar 9 15 Carrie Saunders Lodger 1889 Cheltenham 22 Female Single Press Hand 10 15 Bernard Bonner Lodger 1890 Tamworth 21 Male Single Labourer Rubber Mill  PRO Class:  RG14  Piece:  18364  RD:  385  SD:  5  ED:  45  SN:  15  Enumerated:  1911   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=r6sc_32   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1921	183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 105 Henry Rolfe Head 1863 Birmingham 57 Male Married Labourer 2 105 Kate Rolfe Wife 1868 Birmingham 53 Female Married General Dealer 3 105 Beatrice Rolfe Daughter 1900 Birmingham 20 Female Single Lathe Hand 4 105 Henry W Rolfe Son 1903 Birmingham 18 Male Single Cycle Accessories Maker 5 105 Thomas Jones Boarder 1900 Flint, Wales 21 Male Single Bricklayer's Labourer  PRO Class:  RG15  Piece:  14329  SD:  39  SN:  19 Jun 1921  Image:  Aston   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=hc67_42   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1939	541 Tyburn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  Cause: Retired Gas Works Labourer
  Address: https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5497_5497F_003.jpg
  DeathCause	Myocardinal Degeneration
  Death	31 Mar 1943	541 Tyburn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  		Death Certificate - Henry Rolfe (1864-1943)
  Person ID	I9752	Rolfe Family Tree | Military Service
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William ROLFE,   b. 1817, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 10 May 1896, 50 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Ellen HARVEY,   b. 11 Jun 1822, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 5 Jan 1898, 48 Cecil Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1840	St. Mary's Church, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
  	Witnesses: William Harvey Junior, Amelia Harvey
  		St. Mary's Church Handsworth, Staffordshire
  		Marriage Certificate - Rolfe & Harvey (1840)
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kate WOODWARD,   b. 20 Oct 1868, Back of 101 Hampton Street, Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 24 Dec 1941, 541 Tyburn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1889	St. Clement's Church, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
  		Marriage Certificate - Rolfe & Woodward (1889)
  		St. Clement's Church Nechells, Birmingham
  Children	+ 1. Emily Ellen ROLFE,   b. 1 Jan 1890, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. Mar 1957 (Age 67 years) + 2. Gertrude ROLFE,   b. 18 Sep 1891, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1942, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 50 years) + 3. Elsie ROLFE,   b. 25 Aug 1893, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. Dec 1980, Solihull, Warwickshire, England (Age 87 years) + 4. Ethel May ROLFE,   b. 14 Jul 1895   d. 1984, Yeovil, Somerset, England (Age 88 years) + 5. Florence Kate ROLFE,   b. 23 May 1898, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. May 1993, Norton Grange Nursing Home, Tern Grove, Kings Norton, Birmingham, Worcestershire, England (Age 94 years) + 6. Beatrice ROLFE,   b. 3 Nov 1900, 24 Cuckoo Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. Dec 1991, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (Age 91 years) + 7. Henry Walter ROLFE,   b. 2 Dec 1902, 183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 15 Dec 1979, General Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Nov 1864 - 70 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1871 - 62 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1881 - 50 Cato Street North, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Military Enlistment - Enlistment into the Royal Leicestershire Regiment,Age: 19 - 10 Aug 1881 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Military Service - Transferred to the Royal Munster Fusiliers - 31 Jan 1882 - Leicester, Leicestershire, England Military Service - Posted to Malta - 21 Jul 1882 - Malta Military Service - 4 Mar 1884 - Burma Injury - Gunshot wound left forearm received in action with Decoits - 5 May 1885 - Burma Award - India General Service Medal and Clasp - Burma 1885-87 - 1889 - Burma Military Discharge - 12 Mar 1889 - Netley Hospital, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire, England Marriage - 9 Jun 1889 - St. Clement's Church, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1891 - 1 Victoria Place, Crompton Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1901 - 24 Cuckoo Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1911 - 183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - 1921 - 183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Census - Cause: Retired Gas Works Labourer,Address: https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5497_5497F_003.jpg - 1939 - 541 Tyburn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Death - 31 Mar 1943 - 541 Tyburn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  Birth Record: First name(s) Henry Last name Rolfe Birth quarter 4 Birth year 1864 Mother's maiden name Harvey District Aston County Warwickshire Country England Volume 6D Page 294 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Births Collections from Great Britain, England Military Service: First name(s) Henry Last name Rolfe Birth year 1862 Birth parish Birmingham Birth town Birmingham Birth county Warwickshire Birth country England Service number 170 Regiment Leicestershire Regiment Year 1881 Attestation date 15 Aug 1881 Attestation age years 19 Attestation service number 170 Attestation corps Leicestershire Regiment Discharge corps Leicestershire Regiment Document type Attestation Archive reference WO 97 Series Wo 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 Box 6378 Box record number 38 Archive The National Archives Country England Record set British Army Service Records Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Regimental & Service Records Collections from Great Britain, England